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DRUM YouthPower! is looking for South Asian and Indo-Caribbean youth ages 14-21 for our 17th Annual leadership development program this summer. The Internship will run 3 days a week (Monday, Wednesday, & Fridays) for approximately 4 hours each day. DRUM members will be prioritized for the internship (Apply before June 2nd 2017 and join DRUM’s…

The Student Safety Act has been a pivotal piece of legislation that has contributed to greater transparency and accountability in education and juvenile justice system. The Student Safety Act data has shown that the work of community based, advocacy, and legal organizations that led the work to win this Policy to end the racial disparities…

DRUM submitted to following testimony to the New York City Council Public Safety Committee: I am submitting this testimony on behalf of DRUM-South Asian Organizing Center. DRUM fights for low-wage workers, South Asian immigrants, and issues such as unfair policing of our communities. We join many other New Yorkers in being concerned about the proposal…

On March 2, 2015, DRUM youth members spoke out at an action coordinated by Dignity in School Campaign before the Discipline Code Hearing. Below is the statement they read at the action: Today, we reflect on the organizing work of young people of color who have fought to dismantle New York City’s school to prison pipeline…